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grub up

verb as in root

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Example Sentences

Wild pig were very plentiful, and at night they would often grub up the ground a few yards from my hut.

The horses are just kept alive by grass which Hindoos grub up by the roots.

They must grub up roots, or gather grass seeds, or catch wild animals—if they can.

He allows no strange dogs to prowl about the place, and grub up his buried bones.

The cold was intense; and it was no easy task to grub up wild onions from the frozen ground to save themselves from starving.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to grub up, such as: embed, ingrain, burrow, delve, ferret, and forage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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